Sitting on a beach or walking through nature makes me come alive always.

Why are we deforesting for pulp and paper when we have a logical and efficient solution in plants like kenaf or bamboo? It doesn't make sense to me at all.

I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.

We all exist in a time of widespread exponential growth. We are busier than ever.

When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places.

Fracking is our biggest enemy right now in the U.S. Actually, not just in the U.S., because all our water systems are interconnected. Whether you're reading this in New York State or in Japan, fracking is screwing you over.

We ultimately have to find truth in the material, and I think that transfers onto the screen. Obviously there's varying degrees of it, and we don't get it right all the time [laughs], but I think when it feels grounded, it's because we recognize the truth in the material.